Normally I do not take Tom Brokaw seriously, but he’s on to something. In the wake of the CNN/YouTube farce, The Times asked a few people to describe how they’d like to see a real new media debate. Brokaw’s response? Put them on cell phones, but get ‘em drunk first, and watch the loud, rude, self-important honesty flow forth.

Smart man. If you had one drink, one candidate, and one question, what’d the be?

“Knock back that rusty nail, Mrs. Clinton, and tell me: are you pretending to be less progressive to get  elected, or are you really that much of a centrist?”